The Don Englebreston Collection
MSG Adair, B Company First Sergeant, Prior to Insertion, Dak To, September 1970 (Operation Tailwind)
A quiet moment before the mission: identified in the archive as MSG Adair, B Company First Sergeant, this photograph captures a soldier in reflective repose at Dak To just before helicopter insertion for Operation Tailwind in September 1970. Such candid moments offer a rare window into the tension and routine that preceded covert cross-border operations during the Vietnam War. Project: 219515